Groundking
International Debutant
Craig Overton in for Ball please.
Smith won’t get a better chance than this series to beat Lara’s 400.inb4 Australia bat first and score 700.
So sessions will be3:30 am GMT. Watch out for the weird intervals, 'tea' being the longer of the two.
We simply have to win here using the lights to make the ball move or the series is already over as Perth is a certain defeat anyway.If England don't put up a fight here, it's going to be a really long tour for them
Should have played in Brisbane.Craig Overton in for Ball please.
Yes I agree mate, massive Test this one for England. Conditions should in theory give us more of a cutting edge with the ball, looking forward to it already.We simply have to win here using the lights to make the ball move or the series is already over as Perth is a certain defeat anyway.
Moeen ****s with this though.Bring Stokesy in, drop the weird headbutting rugby bloke for Foakes, and we can finally get the dream rhyming 6-8.
Will that change anything? Is Overton really all that much better than Ball? At least Ball has some international experience.Craig Overton in for Ball please.
Batting at night is tough so I wouldn't expect big scoresinb4 Australia bat first and score 700.
It doesn't matter, we know Ball is naff at international level, and one of our biggest problems in the most recent test is being unable to sustain pressure on Australia, particularily when it looked like Anderson might be injured so Root was (incorrectly) saving Broad and over bowled Woakes and Ball. Also Overton can actually hold a bat unlike Ball so helps lengthen our tail a little bit.Will that change anything? Is Overton really all that much better than Ball? At least Ball has some international experience.
The real issue is England's bating continuously under performing. The top order in particular. We need big stands from Cook and Stoneman and later, Vince, Malan and Root.